Debra Tendrich
Democratic · FL · Florida State Representative, District 89
Debra Tendrich serves as Florida State Representative for District 89. She is the founder and executive director of Eat Better Live Better.
Where Debra Tendrich stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Co-sponsored CS/HB 253 establishing the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program, which became Chapter 2026-166.
August 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: flsenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Co-sponsored CS/CS/HB 1019 on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which became Chapter 2026-158.
August 19, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: flsenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Tendrich co-sponsored a bill requiring the state to post details of proposed sales and swaps of conservation land online before officials meet to approve them. The House passed it 109-0 and the Senate 37-0, and the governor signed it (House Bill 441).
August 19, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: flsenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Wrote a law raising penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders, starting an ankle-monitor pilot program in one county, and adding dating- and sexual-violence protective orders to a statewide police database. Signed May 21, 2026 (House Bill 277, Chapter 2026-86).
August 19, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Co-sponsored a Florida law that changed how veterans get into veterans treatment court, a special court that handles criminal cases against military veterans. Judges now decide who qualifies, after hearing from a treatment team and the prosecutor, and sentencing judges can send some defendants there instead (CS/CS/HB 199, Chapter 2026-128).
August 19, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flsenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Co-sponsored a child-welfare law requiring child protection teams to consult a doctor or nurse practitioner when a case turns on a medical diagnosis, and setting deadlines for those written medical reports (House Bill 47). It became law in Florida in 2026 (Chapter 2026-165).
August 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: flsenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received the National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter Palm Beach Unit Elected Official of the Year award for 2026.
August 19, 2026
Source: flhouse.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Founded and led Eat Better Live Better, a nutrition-education organization that worked with more than 5,000 children.
August 19, 2026
Source: eblb.org · researched August 20, 2026
Was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2024.
November 5, 2024
Source: flhouse.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Race Debra Tendrich is in:
- State Representative, District 89 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 89; Florida · incumbent
Past race Debra Tendrich ran in:
- State Representative, District 89 · August 18, 2026 · State House District 89; Florida · incumbent
Profile last researched September 10, 2026.